The Tragic Destiny of Mileva Marić Einstein
With Pauline Gagnon
03 October 2024 16:00 till 17:30 - Location: COMMISSIEKAMER 3, AULA | Add to my calendar
Pauline Gagnon completed her PhD in particle physics at University of California in Santa Cruz. After that, she started her research activities at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics located near Geneva, where she worked as a Senior Research Scientist with Indiana University. She participated to the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 and looked for dark matter within the ATLAS experiment.
From 2011-2014, she joined the CERN Communication group, writing blogs and answering questions from numerous media worldwide. Explaining particle physics in simple and accessible terms became her trademark. In 2014, she wrote a popular science book called “Who cares about particle physics: Making sense of the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider and CERN”, which is also available in seven other languages.
Since retiring in 2014, she gave about one hundred eighty presentations to various audiences in fifteen countries, talking about physics, diversity issues and Mileva Marić Einstein. She is currently writing a screenplay for a mini-series on Mileva Marić Einstein and other women in science.
Discover Mileva Marić Einstein's overlooked contributions
Explore the contributions of Albert Einstein's first wife, Mileva Marić, to his early career's success. Despite her significant role, her story remained obscure until the release of their love letters in 1987 and recent publications that shed new light on her life and work.
Join physicist Pauline Gagnon as she presents this evidence in its social and historical context, strictly sticking to facts without speculation or personal attacks on Albert Einstein. Gain a new appreciation for Mileva Marić's overlooked impact on history as talented physicist.
Target group: Students, Academic staff, Support staff, Alumni
Number of participants: 80
Format: Lecture with Q&A
Food options: Network drinks after the lecture
Accessibility of the room booked: The location is wheelchair friendly.
Language: English
